Solution to Follow Our Rules
This puzzle references the Daily Cal puzzle column "Fiat Enigma" that we ran during Spring 2012. Each issue presents a new rule for solving puzzles. Taking the word immediately following the bolded rule in each issue as indicated by the title yields the phrase "Take starting and ending letters of each intro paragraph." The introduction issue did not have a rule, but if you do what was told, you extract the letters "AUTHORBOSSES". Each issue also had a byline containing a fictional character with a well known superior / supervisor. In order, they are:| Issue | Author | Boss |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Parker | J. Jonah Jameson |
| 2 | Queequeg | Captain Ahab |
| 3 | Dozer | Morpheus |
| 4 | Number 2 | Dr. Evil |
| 5 | Shenzi | Scar |
| 6 | Jadeite | Queen Beryl |
| 7 | Heimdall | Odin |
| 8 | Dorian Tyrell | Niko |
| 9 | Prof. McGonagall | Dumbledore |
Taking the first letters of the bosses' names (ignoring the titles) spells out "JAMESBOND", whose boss in turn is the answer, M.